A £35M road safety scheme in West Sussex has been brought forward to begin in 2012.
The county council has been pressing for several years for a scheme that will involve closing 28 central reservation gaps on the A24 and replacing them with three new junctions.
The scheme was listed in the Regional Transport Board’s programme for a start during 2015/16, but it is being brought forward to start during 2012/13.
Derek Whittington, West Sussex cabinet member for strategic planning and transport, said: ‘This scheme is all about improving safety on a stretch of the A24 which has an unacceptable accident record.
‘The scheme has been delayed many times in the past, and at one stage it was due to be completed by 2007.’ He said the council was confident it would be ready to start the scheme in 2012, because planning permission existed, and there had already been an enormous amount of preparatory work.
Another benefit of bringing the scheme forward is that it will save about £3M. The Government will foot much of the bill, with about 10% coming from the council.
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